Weather Records on 13 November 1955

1,493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1955. Highest significance: Happy Camp Rs, US.

Key Facts for 13 November 1955

On 13 November 1955, 1,493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
662 were record highs and 686 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 266 monthly and 1,227 daily.
Happy Camp Rs set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 13 November 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,493 stations

1,493 station records on 13 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,493 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 374, Lowest daily maximum 402, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 284, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 13 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	374
Lowest daily maximum	402
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	284
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 13 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 266, daily 1,227.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,244 broken records

Margins by which the 1,244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1955

Top 20 records on 13 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1955	Happy Camp Rs, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1955	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Riddle, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Hayden, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Laramie, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Everett, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Happy Camp Rs, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Aberdeen, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Centralia, US	monthly low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	James Island, CA	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Hedley, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1955	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 1,493 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,216
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1